orogenous zone

Examples of orogenous zone in a sentence

• ...an orogenous zone separates a deep subsiding western zone, over 3,000 meters deep, from a more stable eastern zone rising gently to the east.1960, M. Palmer, editor, World Petroleum, volume 31, page 65:
• The El Dorado-Searchlight area is geologically a north-south trending orogenous zone, paralleled on the east by the valley of the Colorado, and by an alluvial valley on the west.1968, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, volumes 11-14, page vi:
• Structures due to strata compaction have been identified in the orogenous zone of North-Dobrogea (Independenta), in the Moesic Platform and in the Pannonian Depression (Teremia).1976, “Geomorphology and Paleogeography”, in Proceedings of the International Geographical Union, page 78:
• The NHLR lies within the Northern Highlands region—a relict orogenous zone that has been glacially eroded to form a highland plateau region spanning from Michigan to Minnesota.2008, Gregory S. Babonis, “et al.”, in Using Multi-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar to Develop Regional-Scale Groundwater Maps...

Synonyms of orogenous zone

• orogenic belt
• orogen

Forms of orogenous zone

Origin of orogenous zone

By analogy to erogenous zone.

Related words

• orogeny

Questions about orogenous zone

What does orogenous zone mean?

Orogenous zone means a region characterized by mountain-building.

How do you use orogenous zone in a sentence?

...an orogenous zone separates a deep subsiding western zone, over 3,000 meters deep, from a more stable eastern zone rising gently to the east.

What part of speech is orogenous zone?

Orogenous zone is a noun.

What is the plural of orogenous zone?

The plural of orogenous zone is orogenous zones.